Out-of-bounds Read Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm7


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-TIFF-3339164
  • published 4 Mar 2023
  • disclosed 3 Mar 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tiff to version 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in tiffcp in tools/tiffcp.c:948, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit e8131125.